My Miracle Luna
Their Gemini Wolves Chapter 24

{Wyatt's

P.O.V.}

I couldn't believe what we just overheard. It was sheer luck that we were passing by and heard someone roar. Imagine our surprise when we saw Xavier holding Marvin by the throat, and how Marvin seemed completely unphased by it all. It only further confirmed our suspicions that Xavier was not actually a friend of Marvin's, or should I say, Marvin was not a friend to Xavier.

Thankfully enough, William was with us and we had just explained to Richard who and what he was, and why he was so invested in Rylee, Sam, and the twins. Richard didn't seem too surprised by the facts provided and all it seemed to do was make him more comfortable with everything. Given that Richard was going to be an Elder soon, I was skeptical about telling him, but he's been nothing but supportive and helpful ever since the day I found Rylee at Halfmoon. I have great respect for him. William heard the entire conversation between Xavier and Marvin and relayed it to Richard and me. We watched as Marvin left after taunting Xavier and we made ourselves known to him, but William interrupted by introducing himself first using his alias. When Xavier saw Richard and me behind him, he nearly s**t himself.

"Richard..." Xavier's voice faltered and trembled.

"Xavier, what have you done?" Richard asked.

"I didn't... I had no choice ... He..."

"Who is Jennifer?" I asked, even though I knew the answer. Xavier's eyes filled to the brim with tears, and his body was shaking. You could see the turmoil in his eyes.

"Jennifer is my daughter. She was kidnapped when she was two years old, 20 years ago."

"And you believe Marvin to be the kidnapper?" Richard asked.

"I know he is. He admitted it to me and Heidi two weeks ago. He approached our territory and told us who he was. We didn't believe him at first, because we thought that after nearly two decades, Jennifer was dead. But when he showed us photos of her growing up and one as recent as a few months ago, we knew he was telling the truth. He told us that if I helped him get to Blue Lake, he would tell me who he sold her to," Xavier explained.

"Sold her to?" we all asked in unison.

"Yes. Marvin is a trafficker. That disgrace of a wolf traffics our own kind, and others to make a profit."

"Alpha, we were right. He's the one after the twins. We were right to send the Luna away with them. I need to get to Olivia, and we need to go to protect them." William said to me. I nodded my head and he left. "Twins? What does Marvin have to do with any twins? And why is your Luna involved in all of this?" Xavier asked, confused.

"Xavier, tell me, was Jennifer a special wolf?" I asked him. His eyes widened.

"Wyatt, how did you ..."

"If Marvin is the trafficker I think he is, then he's the same one that was trafficking Lexie and Lanie. But they escaped and landed here at Blue Lake."

"That's why he wanted me to lead him here. You have two of his captives," Xavier responded. "Where are they? If you give them to him, he will tell me where Jennifer is!" he exclaimed, grabbing my shoulders tightly. "Xavier, calm yourself," Richard said as he put his hand on his shoulder. He quickly shrugged it off and shook me.

"Wyatt, please. Give those two girls back to Marvin. Don't you understand, all he wants is them. Then I can have my baby girl back! Please, Wyatt, I beg of you. Alpha to Alpha, give back those two girls to Marvin!" he begged me and fell to his knees. "I need my little girl. Please, Wyatt. Please."

"Xavier, I can't do that." His eyes flashed black and he jumped to his feet and pushed me against the tree.

"WHY!? WHY NOT!? THIS IS MY BABY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT! You're nothing to those two girls, they're lone wolves that stumbled upon your land. Stop taking in street wolves and give them back to who they rightfully belong to! You have a son, would you not do whatever it took to get him back!?!"

"Xavier, take your hands off of me!" I said and shoved him away. "This has nothing to do with my son or getting your daughter back. I can't give them back to Marvin because they're not here!" "What do you mean they're not here!? You said that they ..."

"They're not here because they went back to Golden Moon," Richard spoke up. I looked at him, shocked that he would give that information to Xavier knowing full well he was in alliance with Marvin. "What? Why are they with your pack Richard?" Xavier asked him.

"They're with their mates."

"What?"

"Xavier, listen to me. Those girls are the future Luna and Beta of my pack," Richard told him, which only made Xavier even more confused. "My friend, I'm stepping down by the end of this weekend and will be transferring my power to Chad. He has already chosen his Beta, and that's Brent. The girls in question are their respectful mates, and I will not allow any harm to come to them." "But Richard, my Jennifer," Xavier said with tears in his eyes again. "I have to get her back."

"And we will. I need you to trust us, Xavier. Do not trust Marvin. There is no guarantee that he would give up Jennifer's location to you, even if we were to hand over Lexie and Lanie to him. I need you to go back to Black Moon and wait for my call," Richard said to him. "I can't. I promised Heidi I wouldn't come back until I found Jennifer."

"Xavier, there is nothing you can do at this point. If Marvin asks, you lie to him. Lie straight through your teeth because we will get Jennifer back, but we have to do it the right way. We cannot sacrifice a future Luna and Beta female for one wolf. We will do this carefully and meticulously, and we will get everyone back to where they belong," Richard explained as he tried to assuage Xavier's fears. "How? What do you have planned?"

"Unfortunately, we cannot divulge that information," I answered. "Xavier, you're in an alliance with Marvin for personal reasons and, because of that, we can't provide any details on what is going to happen. We need you to standby and keep him busy, DO NOT tell him where the girls are. Lorenzo and his mate, Olivia, will be there to protect them at all costs. This means if he or his goons show up to take the girls by force, they will kill him on sight. And we will never know where Jennifer and the other trafficked supernaturals are. Do you understand?" Xavier was visibly stunned by my words, but after a few minutes, he finally agreed.

"Wyatt, why did you ask me if Jennifer was special?" he asked me.

"Because if Marvin is who I think he is, he only deals with rare and special individuals," I responded. "Tell us, what made Jennifer so special?" Xavier paused a moment and contemplated if he should tell us or not. "Jennifer is a Jade wolf."

"WHAT?!" Richard and I both shouted.

"Wait, how could anyone know that? You said she was only two when she was taken," Richard said.

"When Jennifer was born, she was born in her wolf form. As a pup." Richard and I looked at each other, completely dumbfounded. I had never heard of a werewolf being born as an actual pup. "When we asked the Elders how that happened, the first thing they wanted to examine was her eyes. They were silver and green, one of the many characteristics of being the Jade wolf. Jade wolves are known to exclusively have that eye color plus the ability to shift as infants. They don't have to wait until they become of age. Her being born as a wolf was another giveaway. We tried to keep it on the down-low, knowing that she could be a target. We were right. Two years after her birth, we were attacked by a group of unknown wolves and human hunters." "Unknown wolves? You mean they weren't rogues?" I asked and he just shook his head. "Whoever they were, they were trained and worked as a team. They were a pack, but not one I had ever seen or smelled before. The hunters took out some of our best men. We thought their target was surely me, or Heidi, but it was Jennifer. In the heat of the battle, the entire enemy force ceased their attack suddenly and quickly retreated. We thought they gave up, or that maybe they got Heidi. But when she came running out towards me, we knew something wasn't right. The nursery was attacked, the guards in charge of keeping all of our young safe were slaughtered. Jennifer was the only pup taken. All of the others were spared." Xavier elaborated.

"Hold on," Richard said. "Xavier, I've been to your packhouse. The nursery used during battle was hidden within the walls. It is literally not visible to the naked eye. Only someone with..."

"Internal knowledge of the packhouse schematics would know where it is," Xavier finished. He looked at us, his expression full of anger and hurt.

"Oh f**k. Someone in your pack gave up the location, didn't they?" I asked and he nodded.

"Xavier, who was it?" Richard asked.

"It was Elder Scott."

"Why does that name sound familiar?" I asked.

"He's the Elder that turned a blind eye to the abuse your Luna endured," he answered.

"You said this was 20 years ago. Elder Scott should have been executed for his treason," I replied.

"I didn't know back then. I only found out when Marvin came to me with his proposal. He told me that it was Scott who betrayed my pack. I always found it strange that he went to Halfmoon not long after the attack." That's when it hit me, Rylee was in so much danger while at Halfmoon with Scott being present. Had her pedigree been discovered before I found her, she really could have been trafficked to Marvin. I shuddered at the thought.

"Xavier, go back to Black Moon and wait for us to call. I will let you know as soon as we have information on your daughter. If she is a Jade wolf, she is definitely still alive. The buyer knows how rare she is and will spare her life for that sole reason. Do not lose hope my friend." Xavier nodded and Richard turned to me. "I must get back to Golden Moon, Wyatt. We cannot wait any longer. I will see if I can get Gerard to leave a day early." I nodded my head as well. I could only pray that Marvin doesn't find where everyone is. Otherwise, there is no telling what will happen.